Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Constriction has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
tight or narrow compression
a tight feeling in some part of the body
"he felt a constriction in her chest"
"she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"
"emotion caused a constriction of his throat"
the action or process of compressing
The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.